Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 18 April 2006 local
prepared 0158 EST, 19/04/06
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Max Var Min Var Grs Min Rainfall Station Mth/ Date Time local Cloud amounts & types Wind Temp Dew Pt Rel Hum Pressure Weather Description Vis Comments
° C ° C ° C ° C ° C mm/ hr mm/ hr       Tot Cov Low Cloud(base m x 100) Mid High Dir °/ km/h ° C ° C % hPa/ 3hr tendency Pre- sent Past km  
Western Australia
007 East Gascoyne
20.0 -8.3 7.0 -7.3 6 - - PAYNES FIND 0418 0900 - - - 080/05 13.8 4.4 53 1019.4 40.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
19.0 -8.2 7.9 -5.7 - - - BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN 0418 0900 - - - - 120/24 15.4 4.2 47 - - - - -
20.0 -5.8 2.8 -10.2 - - - JANDAKOT AERO 0418 0900 - - - 050/05 14.7 7.8 63 1021.60.6 - - - -
20.0 -5.7 5.0 -8.4 3 - - MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE 0418 0900 3/S - - 130/04 15.0 10.3 73 - 20.0 -
21.0 -5.3 3.0 -10.9 - - - PEARCE RAAF 0418 0900 10/S - - 170/08 14.7 6.5 58 1021.60.3 - 30.0 -
21.0 -4.5 4.1 -8.9 3 - - PERTH AIRPORT 0418 0900 10/SW - - 030/08 15.6 6.9 56 1021.60.4 30.0 -
010 Central Wheat Belt
20.0 -6.1 3.0 -8.3 3 - - BEVERLEY 0418 0900 -/SW 230/08 12.6 6.3 65 - 20.0 -
19.0 -5.8 3.0 -8.2 - - - BROOKTON 0418 0900 6/S - - Calm 12.2 7.5 73 - 20.0 -
19.0 -6.5 3.0 -8.1 - - - HYDEN 0418 0900 -/SW - 230/04 11.5 6.5 71 - 30.0 -
19.0 -6.2 3.0 -9.9 - - - MERREDIN 0418 0900 - - - Calm 13.9 5.9 58 - 20.0 -
21.0 -5.1 3.0 -9.0 - - - NORTHAM 0418 0900 - - - 200/04 12.5 7.4 71 - - 30.0 -
011 Eucla
19.0 -4.8 1.0 -10.9 -1 - - EYRE 0418 0900 - - - 310/22 17.5 5.1 44 1019.30.6 30.0 -
012 Goldfields
19.0 -6.7 3.0 -8.5 - - - SOUTHERN CROSS 0418 0900 - - - Calm 12.0 5.7 65 1020.40.9 50.0 -
013 Interior
26.0 -3.7 - - - - - CARNEGIE 0418 1500 10/- - Calm 24.9 12.4 46 1014.3 50.0 /
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
32.9 - - - - - 18/3 BATCHELOR AERO 0418 0030 - - - - 080/08 23.3 23.2 99 1010.30.2 - - - -
- - - - - 60/18 3/3 BATCHELOR AERO 0418 0330 - - - - 100/05 23.6 23.5 99 1009.50.8 - - - -
33.0 - 23.0 - - 60/24 - BATCHELOR AERO 0418 0930 - - - - 120/11 26.5 26.0 97 1009.31.2 - - - -
31.0 -0.5 25.0 +0.1 - 37/24 37/24 BLACK POINT 0418 0930 1/W - 130/- 27.0 25.6 92 1009.51.4 25.0 estimate of wind speed 6 knots
- - - - - 15/12 15/3 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 0418 2130 - - - - 040/04 23.7 21.8 89 1010.72.5 - - - -
31.5 -1.2 - - - - 14/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0418 0030 3/E - 090/13 23.8 23.4 98 1009.60.1 8.0 -
- - - - - 22/18 8/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0418 0330 25/E - 130/11 24.2 23.5 96 1008.90.7 8.0 -
31.4 - - - - - 10/3 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 0418 0030 - - - - 100/11 23.8 23.4 98 - - - - -
- - - - - - 17/3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 0418 1830 - - - - 190/08 26.2 24.4 90 1008.01.5 - - - -
33.1 - - - - - 22/3 MIDDLE POINT AWS 0418 0030 - - - - 050/02 24.2 23.9 98 1010.10.8 - - - -
- - - - - 52/18 6/3 MIDDLE POINT AWS 0418 0330 - - - - 170/09 24.6 24.3 98 1009.30.8 - - - -
33.0 - 23.0 - - 52/24 - MIDDLE POINT AWS 0418 0930 - - - - 120/17 27.2 24.7 86 1009.51.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 MIDDLE POINT AWS 0418 1830 - - - - 160/09 25.5 24.5 94 1008.62.0 - - - -
31.0 - 25.0 - - 31/24 - NGAYAWILI 0418 0930 - - - - 140/09 27.4 25.0 87 1009.20.4 - - - -
33.0 - - - - 1/6 1/6 NGUKURR 0418 1530 -/ - - 070/15 30.3 24.3 70 1007.11.6 20.0 -
33.0 -1.1 25.0 +1.5 24 31/24 - OENPELLI 0418 0930 -/- - 090/09 28.0 24.3 80 1008.5 25.0 -
- - - - - 13/18 8/3 PIRLANGIMPI AWS 0418 0330 - - - - 120/09 24.1 22.9 93 1007.52.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 24/3 POINT STUART AWS 0418 0000 - - - - 150/11 25.1 23.5 91 1009.80.3 - - - HR004
- - - - - - 9/3 POINT STUART AWS 0418 0100 - - - - 170/09 25.3 23.8 91 1010.00.5 - - - HR996
- - - - - 63/24 - POINT STUART AWS 0418 1000 - - - - 100/17 26.7 23.6 83 1009.61.9 - - - -
33.0 - 22.0 - - 30/24 - PORT KEATS AERO 0418 0930 - - - - 150/13 27.6 23.7 79 1009.40.8 - - - -
31.0 -0.5 - - - 8/6 8/3 WARRUWI 0418 1530 - - - - 010/09 27.8 25.3 86 1007.71.8 - - - -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
35.0 +4.7 22.0 +8.1 - - - JERVOIS 0418 0900 25/ - 150/22 25.3 8.2 34 1017.01.8 50.0 -
- - 22.1 +8.2 - - - JERVOIS 0418 1200 - - - - 130/21 28.7 8.3 28 1015.51.4 - - - -
South Australia
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
15.0 - 10.0 - - 31/24 0.8/3 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AW 0418 0930 - - - - 300/24 12.6 9.3 80 1013.81.1 - - - -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
33.0 - 25.0 - - 10/24 10/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0418 0900 - - - - 340/15 25.6 - - 1009.32.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - COEN AIRPORT 0418 1800 3/SE - 180/13 28.4 22.6 71 1006.10.4 30.0 -
- - - - - - - COEN AIRPORT 0418 2100 3/SE - 180/18 26.7 22.1 76 1007.91.8 30.0 -
- - - - - 14/12 14/3 SCHERGER RAAF 0418 2100 - - - - 180/15 25.9 25.1 95 1008.21.9 - - - -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
32.1 -0.8 - - - - 20/3 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0418 0000 - - - - Calm 23.7 23.1 96 1010.20.4 - - - -
031 North Coast - Barron
- - - - - 27/18 8/3 CAIRNS AERO 0418 0300 1/SE - - 180/15 24.8 23.5 93 1009.21.2 15.0 -
27.0 -2.2 24.0 +2.4 23 32/24 3/3 CAIRNS AERO 0418 0900 1/SE 150/18 26.4 25.0 92 1011.01.4 15.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 CAIRNS AERO 0418 1800 3/SE - 180/15 25.2 23.8 92 1009.71.7 25.0 -
27.0 -2.5 25.0 +0.9 - 23/24 23/3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0418 0900 3/SE - 160/31 26.1 25.4 96 1010.51.3 35.0 -
032 North Coast - Herbert
29.0 +0.7 24.0 +3.6 - 27/24 21/18 INNISFAIL 0418 0900 1/SE - - 140/13 28.0 25.2 85 - 8.0 -
29.0 +0.9 24.0 +3.7 - 46/24 25/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0418 0900 - - - - 150/15 26.6 25.4 93 1011.91.7 - - - HR005
- - - - - - 12/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0418 1800 - - - - 130/17 24.2 23.9 98 1010.61.4 - - - HR011
- - - - - 35/6 23/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0418 2100 - - - - 100/13 24.4 23.7 96 1012.31.7 - - - HR004
033 Central Coast - east
- - - - - - 8/3 ALVA BEACH 0418 1800 - - - - 110/43 24.8 23.4 92 1012.81.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN 0418 1800 - - - - 110/21 24.1 24.1 100 - - - - -
30.0 +0.7 24.0 +3.1 - 16/24 11/3 BOWEN AIRPORT 0418 0900 3/E - 130/18 24.6 23.9 96 1014.61.6 5.0 -
- - - - - 22/18 13/3 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 0418 0300 - - - - 100/48 24.0 23.9 99 1011.81.0 - - - -
- - 23.3 - - - 12/3 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 0418 1200 - - - - 110/37 26.3 24.4 89 1013.41.2 - - - -
27.8 +1.2 - - - - 10/3 MACKAY M.O 0418 0000 - - - 120/18 24.0 23.3 96 1014.20.1 - - - -
28.9 +0.2 - - - - 15/3 PROSERPINE AIRPORT 0418 0000 - - - - 150/18 23.9 22.6 92 1013.90.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 PROSERPINE AIRPORT 0418 0600 - - - - 170/17 23.4 21.9 91 1013.50.8 - - - -
29.0 +0.3 23.0 +3.8 - 31/24 5/3 PROSERPINE AIRPORT 0418 0900 3/SE - 150/17 25.3 23.2 88 1015.21.7 - -
27.4 - - - - - 16/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0418 0000 - - - 160/11 22.4 21.4 94 1016.10.4 - - - -
27.0 - 22.0 - - 36/24 0.4/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0418 0900 - - - 090/18 25.9 21.6 77 1017.51.8 - - - -
- - - - - 25/12 12/3 WOOLSHED 0418 2100 - - - - 120/11 21.0 20.9 99 - - - - -
039 South Coast Curtis
24.0 -3.2 20.0 +2.6 - 28/24 - BUNDABERG AERO 0418 0900 3/SE - 140/22 23.6 20.3 82 1019.61.3 30.0 -
- - - - - 46/18 - LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 0418 0300 - - - - 090/34 25.0 20.6 77 1016.60.7 - - - -
28.0 +1.5 22.0 +0.3 - 46/24 - LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 0418 0900 - - - - 100/31 26.1 21.1 74 1018.61.2 - - - -
- - - - - 16/6 16/6 TOWN OF 1770 0418 0300 - - - - -/- 22.5 21.7 95 1016.71.2 30.0 -
25.0 -1.3 21.0 +1.7 - 30/24 2/3 TOWN OF 1770 0418 0900 6/SE - 160/- 22.6 21.7 95 1019.11.4 30.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
25.0 - 21.0 - - 33/24 - HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 0418 0900 - - - - 120/17 25.1 19.2 70 1019.71.2 - - - -
New South Wales
061 Hunter
- - - - - - 11/3 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 0418 1800 - - - 150/17 14.5 13.8 96 1019.61.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 SCONE AIRPORT AWS 0418 1800 - - - - 360/09 18.0 18.0 100 1018.80.4 - - - -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
11.9 +2.4 - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0418 0000 - - - - 330/83 7.4 3.3 75 1015.32.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0418 0300 - - - - 320/89 5.6 2.5 80 1014.01.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0418 0600 - - - - 320/94 4.6 0.6 75 1014.50.4 - - - -
12.0 +2.5 3.0 +1.3 - - - THREDBO AWS 0418 0900 - - - - 320/76 4.1 4.0 99 1016.31.5 - - - -
Victoria
083 Northeast - Upper
10.8 - - - - - - FALLS CREEK 0418 0000 - - - - 350/65 7.2 -3.0 48 - - - - -
9.7 - - - - - - MT HOTHAM 0418 0000 - - - - 340/87 7.4 -4.0 44 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM 0418 0300 - - - - 330/63 3.2 -1.1 73 - - - - -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 MT HOTHAM 0418 0600 - - - - 330/70 3.0 1.5 90 - - - - -
086 East Central
- - - - - - - SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND 0418 0000 - - - - 340/63 - - - - - - - -
090 West Coast
20.2 - - - - - - COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) 0418 0000 - - - - 340/68 13.2 5.9 61 1005.10.4 - - - -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0418 0600 - - - 280/74 13.3 8.4 72 1004.22.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 0418 0600 - - - - 350/22 10.0 9.4 96 - - - - -
- - - - - 9/6 8/3 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) 0418 0300 - - - - 320/34 8.6 8.0 96 - - - - HR003
- - - - - - 9/3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 0418 0600 - - - - 290/11 10.3 9.4 94 1006.01.3 - - - -
- - - - - 14/18 12/3 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM 0418 0300 - - - - 330/31 11.1 10.5 96 1001.35.0 - - - -
- - - - - 10/18 9/3 WYNYARD AIRPORT 0418 0300 - - - 290/44 11.2 9.4 89 1003.21.4 - - 4.4 -
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - - - - - 2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0418 0600 3/W - - 330/76 10.2 7.6 84 994.40.6 2.0 Manual wind WNW 30 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
15.0 +0.5 8.0 -1.4 - 2/24 0.4/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0418 0900 3/W - - 330/68 11.9 6.0 67 998.43.9 10.0 Manual wind WNW 30 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - 9.1 -0.3 - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0418 1200 - - - - 330/63 13.1 4.8 57 998.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0418 2100 - - - - 330/70 14.1 9.2 72 995.11.9 - - - -
10.3 +2.2 - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0418 0000 - - - - 350/76 4.8 -1.0 66 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0418 0300 - - - - 330/65 5.3 2.8 84 - - - - -
- - - - - - 2/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 0418 0600 - - - - 300/70 1.9 1.8 99 - - - - -
095 Derwent Valley
14.0 +0.1 2.0 -2.1 - 6/24 6/24 TARRALEAH VILLAGE 0418 0900 -/ - - 340/34 8.0 5.2 82 - 20.0 -
096 Central Plateau
- - - - - 10/18 10/3 LIAWENEE 0418 0300 - - - - 360/24 5.6 5.0 96 999.84.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 LIAWENEE 0418 0600 - - - - 310/30 3.9 1.5 84 1001.51.6 - - - -
097 West Coast
- - - - - - - CAPE SORELL 0418 0000 - - - - 020/67 15.7 - - 998.55.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE SORELL 0418 0200 - - - - 360/65 13.5 - - 998.00.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 CAPE SORELL 0418 0500 - - - - 310/39 11.8 - - 1000.42.4 - - - HR003
- - - - - 0.2/6 0.2/3 CAPE SORELL 0418 2100 - - - - 350/63 14.1 - - 1002.00.1 - - - HR992
- - - - - - 1/3 CAPE SORELL 0418 2300 - - - - 350/70 13.9 - - 1000.51.6 - - - HR996
- - - - - 2/6 2/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0418 0300 - - - - 330/72 11.8 - - 996.52.2 - - - HR002
- - - - - - 2/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0418 0500 - - - - 320/65 11.4 - - 997.71.5 - - - HR994
- - - - - - 0.4/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0418 1100 - - - - 320/65 14.2 - - 1002.50.9 - - - -
- - - - - 0.4/6 0.2/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0418 2100 - - - - 330/63 13.8 - - 998.90.5 - - - HR992
- - - - - - 0.6/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0418 2200 - - - - 340/63 13.9 - - 999.00.4 - - - HR994
- - - - - - - MOUNT READ 0418 0000 - - - - -/83 - - - 999.95.1 - - - -
- - - - - 6/18 6/3 MOUNT READ 0418 0300 - - - - -/68 - - - 998.90.9 - - - -
- - - - - 23/24 13/3 MOUNT READ 0418 0900 - - - - -/30 - - - 1005.03.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0418 0300 - - - - 340/76 11.4 6.8 73 - - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0418 0600 - - - - 320/65 7.4 6.7 95 - - - - -
- - 5.1 - - - 0.2/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0418 1200 - - - - 320/65 12.0 6.5 69 - - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - 27/18 11/3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 0418 0400 - - - 130/17 24.3 23.3 94 1008.81.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 29/3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 0418 0700 - - - 140/21 22.8 22.8 100 1009.50.7 - - 1.1 -
28.0 -0.3 22.7 -0.8 - 57/24 2/3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 0418 1000 - - - 120/15 23.7 23.4 98 1011.01.5 - - 3.2 -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0418 0300 - - - - 290/65 18.2 5.8 44 1005.81.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0418 0600 - - - - 300/65 15.0 8.7 66 1008.52.7 - - - -